Cuts to grounds maintenance by South Lanarkshire Council have led to "unsightly" and "unsafe" hedge rows.
Residents have complained they are unable to walk on pavements and are having to take to the road as the unkempt bushes have taken over.
St Leonard's resident Catherine Hunter is asking the council to "sort this problem out ASAP."
She said: "I jog along St Leonard's Road most days and was shocked at the state the hedges have been allowed to get into.
"They are overgrown and encroaching onto the pavement meaning pedestrians are having to walk onto the road to get around them.
"Not only is this dangerous but it is unsightly as well. Children at St Leonard's Primary walk along this path to and from school. Having to walk on the road, which cars frequently speed on, to pass these bushes is unsafe for them as well.
"Thankfully, someone has taken it upon themselves to cut back the most overgrown parts. I hope the council can sort this problem out ASAP."
South Lanarkshire's Labour group have hit out at the SNP-run council for agreeing to reduce hedge trimming across the authority as part of this year's budget.
In a bid to save just £90,000, councillors agreed to cut eight seasonal posts and reduce maintenance of hedges earlier this year.
Councillor Margaret Walker, Labour's spokesperson for community and enterprise, said: “We opposed the decision to scale back hedge maintenance because people should not have to live with unsightly and unsafe surroundings.
"This £90,000 cut to hedge maintenance represents yet another reduction in the level of service to the community.
“These cuts come after a decade of austerity in which SLC has already been forced to shed 100 grounds worker jobs.
“A Labour council would fight back against austerity by demanding fair funding from the SNP Government and by doing more locally to protect core services.
"Not only did we oppose this service reduction when it was voted on at budget time, we presented a costed alternative to SNP spending plans that would have delivered a £2m boost to frontline services like grounds maintenance.”
A spokesman for SLC said: “Hedge cutting is carried out at the most appropriate time of the year based on growing and weather conditions. This would preferably be as late in the growing season as possible to reduce the effect of regrowth.
“We are unaware of any problems with a specific hedge in St Leonard’s, but will investigate further if given the appropriate details.”
The SNP group in South Lanarkshire were contacted for comment.
